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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2022 17:05:56 GMT
Finally panthers have that spare forward!
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 28, 2022 17:10:26 GMT
Looks just what we need. 😒
Typical Panthers pick up. A body for a bodies sake.
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Post by tessier26 on Sept 28, 2022 17:15:11 GMT
Is he any good? Do we know his stats and skill level?
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Post by Higgy on Sept 28, 2022 17:16:19 GMT
Must be the first Israeli born player to play for Panthers?
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Post by bobness on Sept 28, 2022 17:17:42 GMT
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Post by iginla on Sept 28, 2022 17:18:34 GMT
Is he any good? Do we know his stats and skill level? Doesn’t look great from pro stats, talks a good game though so he’ll probably fit in with GG. Don’t quite understand why they lose a Dman for a few weeks then go sign a forward ! 🤔🙄 |
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 28, 2022 17:19:36 GMT
Looks a good player to me. Went straight to KHL turning pro. Decent numbers in Sweden and ICEHL. The article on the website seems to gloss over what took him to the Israeli league
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Post by wgray on Sept 28, 2022 17:27:41 GMT
Is he any good? Do we know his stats and skill level? Doesn’t look great from pro stats, talks a good game though so he’ll probably fit in with GG. Don’t quite understand why they lose a Dman for a few weeks then go sign a forward ! 🤔🙄 Hazeldine is covering on defence, maybe the plan was to sign another import forward at some point in the season |
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Post by iginla on Sept 28, 2022 17:35:48 GMT
Looks a good player to me. Went straight to KHL turning pro. Decent numbers in Sweden and ICEHL. The article on the website seems to gloss over what took him to the Israeli league Yes it’s a rather odd pro career to say the least. |
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Post by wgray on Sept 28, 2022 17:36:23 GMT
Looks a good player to me. Went straight to KHL turning pro. Decent numbers in Sweden and ICEHL. The article on the website seems to gloss over what took him to the Israeli league He was born there according to Eliteprospects, I suppose it’s not exactly a standout highlight of his career either |
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Post by pantherlee on Sept 28, 2022 17:40:14 GMT
Looks a good player to me. Went straight to KHL turning pro. Decent numbers in Sweden and ICEHL. The article on the website seems to gloss over what took him to the Israeli league He was born there according to Eliteprospects, I suppose it’s not exactly a standout highlight of his career either Yes I’d suppose he went back home and just played some local hockey whilst there rather than going there for the hockey |
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Post by wgray on Sept 28, 2022 17:50:16 GMT
Welcome David. Looks like he’s played in some decent pro leagues already and he’s still very young, so he might be quite raw, hopefully there’s some talent there.
1st pro season he played in the KHL and in the Allsvenskan, both much better standards than ours. In his second season he started with Bratislava in the ICEHL, another league better than ours and scored 6 point in 6 games.
There was a lot of tragedy for Bratislava that season though and they ended up having their season cut short, maybe he he fancied playing in Israel after a difficult start to the season.
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 28, 2022 18:17:15 GMT
While playing for Sudbury Wolves in the OHL his coach said he was one of the most skilled players he had ever seen. The coach was David Matsos. Also on the Sudbury coaching staff was Daryl Moxam.
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Post by Pies on Sept 28, 2022 18:18:23 GMT
1st Overall OHL pick, played KHL. 0.75 PPG in Allsvenskan but the usuals say he’s poor. Unreal. I imagine the pandemic had a huge influence on his career. He could be a gem given the right players.
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Post by allingtonskates on Sept 28, 2022 18:23:28 GMT
I think he looks like an absolute gem but still feel we missing a power forward. I think Levin is going to be quality for us.
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Post by DMS on Sept 28, 2022 18:27:36 GMT
In previous years panthers get slagged off for running short for long periods and not taking action to cover roster gaps
Panthers act bringing in a body (with some experience of decent leagues on paper) to cover one of the 2 forwards we are missing currently and to some it’s not good enough… sounds about right.
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 28, 2022 18:29:31 GMT
Doesnt look a poor player. Just looks like another skill player like the other 7 import forwards when we need grit.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2022 18:35:55 GMT
Only issue I have is we needed someone with more size who can cause havoc and get in those dirty areas!
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Post by Bagheera on Sept 28, 2022 18:40:38 GMT
If on the same day we announce our best Dman is out for a month we signed a 5ft 10inch forward much like most of the rest we have, we had Wallace and Grommit in charge theyd have been getting pelters.
Im all for the positivity towards the new regime, but it appears to be blinkering many.
Hazeldine in his own right is looking pretty good, but our D overall isn't. It could really do with help.
Our forwards are struggling to generate offence and look to 1 dimentional. The forward lines are crying out for grit and size. I think questioning if this is the right type of signing fair.
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Post by iginla on Sept 28, 2022 19:14:50 GMT
If on the same day we announce our best Dman is out for a month we signed a 5ft 10inch forward much like most of the rest we have, we had Wallace and Grommit in charge theyd have been getting pelters. Im all for the positivity towards the new regime, but it appears to be blinkering many. Hazeldine in his own right is looking pretty good, but our D overall isn't. It could really do with help. Our forwards are struggling to generate offence and look to 1 dimentional. The forward lines are crying out for grit and size. I think questioning if this is the right type of signing fair. Yes indeed. And good luck going with only 4 import D for the next eight games. An injury to one of those 4 remaining D men and they’ll be in even deeper trouble. |
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Post by Yotes on Sept 28, 2022 22:09:06 GMT
Good luck to him. Decent numbers in OHL which was only a couple of years ago.
Is he, initially, IR for Caruso or permanent from the off?
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Post by blackandgold73 on Sept 29, 2022 0:23:14 GMT
Good luck to him. Decent numbers in OHL which was only a couple of years ago. Is he, initially, IR for Caruso or permanent from the off? Since they mention putting Caruso on IR in the same article I imagine he's currently IR cover with the hope to spark something more in the forwards via competition for places, and then maybe becoming permanent if he earns it From Levin's announcement: "With defenceman Mike Caruso being injured, he will now be placed on the injured reserve list. Caruso will be eligible to return to the line-up for the Challenge Cup game at home to Sheffield Steelers on 22nd October." As the last two paragraphs of Levin's announcement are about Caruso going on IR now it feels like they're definitely making that link themselves, as it's not like they hadn't already previously said Caruso is out for a 3-4 weeks |
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Post by ashfieldpanther on Sept 29, 2022 6:23:59 GMT
Hopefully this doesn't mean that Levin is actually a cover for longer term unannounced forward injuries.
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Post by Jord v4 on Sept 29, 2022 8:16:06 GMT
Looks a potential diamond in the rough here. A great age and good production at known leagues. You don't get a KHL stint for no reason.
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Post by samjohnson345 on Sept 29, 2022 9:02:51 GMT
My initial reaction was : exciting resume, but does he improve what we already have/ give us something different? For the record as a pure signing now I read into it and do some digging, think it’s an excellent, exciting pick up which hopefully provides something alternative to the line up.
As noted we’ve struggled with board battles, people have mentioned due to a lack of size. Levin says he plays really aggressively, so despite him being a similar size to most of our other forwards, could this mean we’re slightly better in that regard? I don’t know enough about whether winning board battles is purely size of body or aggressiveness in challenging, if someone could enlighten me?
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